Daily Republican., 1887-11-21
The steaner scho,tsn sunk

LONDON, Nov 20 The Dutch steamer
W. a. scholten, Capt Taat, which lett
10 erdan yesterday for New York, ws
sunk By collision with the steamer Re-
mary, OF Hartlepool, at II O'Clock v .
night, ten miles of Dover.
The Scholten carried complement o.
$50 passengers aud crew. The steamer
horo OF Sunderland, rescued ninety OF
the crew and passengers and landed them
a. the Sailors Home, Dover. One hun
dred and forty Of the passengers are miss
Ing. One passenger and a cLtld Of the
party brought to Dover were found dead
from exposure. Ii lie hoped that passing
vessels haye rescued the missing ones.
The w. A. scholten's mas.s are visible
from iver pier. Boats have left Dover
bound in all directions for the purpose Of
saving lie and properly If possible.
The Rose Mary is anchored of Rams
gate, with her bow stove.
Up 10 p. m. twenty two bodies from
the W. A. scholten were landed at
Dover.
ACCOUNT OF rHH DISASTER.
The W. A. Scholten left Rotterdam
Saturday morning. At the time of tle
accident u dense fog prevailed The
5cholten was struck on the port bow by
the Rose Mary. Immediate y after the
shock was felt the Scholten's passengers
all Of whom had retired for the night
rushed on deck In their night gowns The
boats were promptly ordered to be low
cred, bat 1t was found that only two wer'
available. The three others were useless
and wore no: lowered The water rushed
swiftly through the hole In the bow, and
terrible scene ensued. The pani(
stricken passengers uttered piercing
shrieks and many tell upou their knee
and prayed aloud. Little children olunl
to their mothers, who themselves wer,
shrleking with terror. The officers wer'
cool and selt-possessed, and remained or
the bridge 10 the last. Several person.
lprocured life belts and leaped into tn
sea. Within twenty minutes OF tn
shock the Scholten was engulied Al
those who had put on life belts 1oated AM
were rescued by the boats from the steam
Ter Ebro, which erslsed arouhd until
loelock 10 the morning. Many Of III
rescued LOST wives, husbands, brother
and sisters. The survivors were supple
with clothes, and everything possible wa
ldone to iasure theil coDfort
According TO the latest statement ther
were 2l0 persons on board tie acholter
Leaving 1872 drowned or m!ssing The fIt
, mate and fourth engineer have been II
cognized among the dead The scholte
lies iour miles from the Admiralty Piel
Her three masts are visible. She Is In
position dangerous to navigation. a buo
and lights have been placed arosnd th
wreck. George Moore, a passenger state
that when the crash occurred genei.
rush was made for the deck. 81 was tol
that nothing serious had occurred
says, but secured life belt Ihei
! were SIX English passengers" on boar
1 the vessel, and one Of these, a girl, aske
, US to keep in group, that tho Englis
might 20 down together. l was In Il
] water long time before being picked ui
The second officer declares that evel
precsu,ion had been taken on board u
6 Scholtcn. A good lockout was kept az
Captain Taat not only had the ordinai
I. watch on the bridge at the time OF u
) disaster, but all the officers who tntendf
l 70 remain there until the vessel was faif
= down the channel.
TIE captain was last teen at his po
2 tryirg to quiet the passengers and get y
- boats OF,